Question 1

The subject matter of naturalistic plays was largely comprised of

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A) plant and animal life. 
B) conflicts among nations. 
C) slice-of-life drama. 
D) contrived behaviors due to out of control emotions and relationships that are not in conflict. 
A) plant and animal life. 
B) conflicts among nations. 
C) slice-of-life drama. 
D) contrived behaviors due to out of control emotions and relationships that are not in conflict. C

Question 2

Which play by the American realist Arthur Miller deals with the broken "American dream" of financial success?

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A) Death of a Salesman 
B) The Crucible 
C) A View from the Bridge 
D) After the Fall 
A) Death of a Salesman 
B) The Crucible 
C) A View from the Bridge 
D) After the Fall A

Question 3

The "problem" in a "problem play" refers to a moral dilemma;a problem play portrays good and evil in clearly delimited ways to prevent moral ambiguity from creating a perceptual problem.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What is the significance of the samovar that Tchebutykin presents to Irina for her birthday?

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A) A samovar was a typical wedding present and he betrays his unconscious desires to marry Irina. 
B) A samovar was brought out only on the occasion of funerals and Tchebutykin foreshadows his impending death. 
C) A samovar was a silver anniversary present and inappropriate for a young lady's twentieth birthday gift. 
D) A silver samovar was an object permitted only to members of the Tsarist family,and Tchebutykin betrays his class by this gift. 
A) A samovar was a typical wedding present and he betrays his unconscious desires to marry Irina. 
B) A samovar was brought out only on the occasion of funerals and Tchebutykin foreshadows his impending death. 
C) A samovar was a silver anniversary present and inappropriate for a young lady's twentieth birthday gift. 
D) A silver samovar was an object permitted only to members of the Tsarist family,and Tchebutykin betrays his class by this gift.

Question 5

How did Stanislavsky contribute to realist theatre?

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A) He brought realist acting to realist plots. 
B) He introduced body doubles in scenes of passion. 
C) He refused to work with new material. 
D) He was a great musician. 
A) He brought realist acting to realist plots. 
B) He introduced body doubles in scenes of passion. 
C) He refused to work with new material. 
D) He was a great musician.

Question 6

In Chekhov,the pauses,repetitions,and vagueness all show

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A) the absence of intellectual commitment to ideas. 
B) the rhythms and muddled inanities of natural speech,which are sometimes contrasted by the characters' actions. 
C) the absurdity of the universe in which language is just noise without any real meaning. 
D) the grammatical problems in the original handwritten script. 
A) the absence of intellectual commitment to ideas. 
B) the rhythms and muddled inanities of natural speech,which are sometimes contrasted by the characters' actions. 
C) the absurdity of the universe in which language is just noise without any real meaning. 
D) the grammatical problems in the original handwritten script.

Question 7

In plays including The Sea Gull,The Three Sisters,and Uncle Vanya,the playwright Anton Chekhov draws complex relationships among his characters and develops his plots and themes between the lines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Romanticism emphasized all of the following,EXCEPT

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A) free-form picaresque stories. 
B) minimal,claustrophobic settings. 
C) exotic locales. 
D) grotesque heroes. 
A) free-form picaresque stories. 
B) minimal,claustrophobic settings. 
C) exotic locales. 
D) grotesque heroes.

Question 9

What sensibility did romantic drama embody?

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A) There must be an attempt to reactivate passion,which,critics argued,had been dormant since Shakespeare. 
B) Reason and order must prevail. 
C) The "dream state" of hypnotism should subsume all elements of reason and passion. 
D) Moral education and lecturing is of paramount importance. 
A) There must be an attempt to reactivate passion,which,critics argued,had been dormant since Shakespeare. 
B) Reason and order must prevail. 
C) The "dream state" of hypnotism should subsume all elements of reason and passion. 
D) Moral education and lecturing is of paramount importance.

Question 10

Imagine you were one of the actresses in Chekhov's The Three Sisters.You are at a rehearsal with both Chekhov Stanislavsky present.Write out a potential two-page dialogue that might happen between the two of them about your character and how they each want you to play the role.role (Irina,Masha,or Olga).Remember both men are very opinionated but strong and creative.Use your imagination.Do you ever get to share your views-do they listen to you?

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[The rehearsal room is filled with tensi

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT characterize realist drama?

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A) Genres were blended,climaxes flattened,and there was life between the lines. 
B) Scenery depicted ordinary living environments that were as messy as their real-life counterparts. 
C) Characters were drawn from everyday life. 
D) The playwrights renewed the heightened rhetoric of Shakespeare,Sophocles,and Aeschylus. 
A) Genres were blended,climaxes flattened,and there was life between the lines. 
B) Scenery depicted ordinary living environments that were as messy as their real-life counterparts. 
C) Characters were drawn from everyday life. 
D) The playwrights renewed the heightened rhetoric of Shakespeare,Sophocles,and Aeschylus.

Question 12

The new hero of realist drama was

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A) unquestioningly confident in his or her own might,no matter how great the opposing forces. 
B) perplexed and inarticulate in the face of myriad forces,fighting for control of his or her soul and identity. 
C) passionate and triumphant in his or her quest for idealist causes. 
D) overly concerned about sexual issues. 
A) unquestioningly confident in his or her own might,no matter how great the opposing forces. 
B) perplexed and inarticulate in the face of myriad forces,fighting for control of his or her soul and identity. 
C) passionate and triumphant in his or her quest for idealist causes. 
D) overly concerned about sexual issues.

Question 13

Besides an aesthetic overhaul,the realist theatre carried another agenda?

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A) a rebellion against the contrived manners of the Royal era and the creation of a theatre with a distinctly democratic,anti-Royalist air 
B) to hire more actors 
C) the reinstatement of the Gods as fully-empowered characters so as to confer metaphysical significance to humanity's otherwise meaningless existence 
D) to embarrass modern audiences 
A) a rebellion against the contrived manners of the Royal era and the creation of a theatre with a distinctly democratic,anti-Royalist air 
B) to hire more actors 
C) the reinstatement of the Gods as fully-empowered characters so as to confer metaphysical significance to humanity's otherwise meaningless existence 
D) to embarrass modern audiences

Question 14

One convention of the realist theatre is that dialogue

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A) is very one-sided. 
B) is conversation. 
C) questions the cosmos. 
D) contains frivolous. 
A) is very one-sided. 
B) is conversation. 
C) questions the cosmos. 
D) contains frivolous.

Question 15

Compare and contrast realist and naturalistic theatrical styles.Which would you personally find more effective as a theatrical experience? Why?

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Realist and naturalistic theatrical styl

Question 16

The "theatre of the fourth wall removed" refers to the central convention of realism that

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A) the stage was conceived to be the same as life in a real-world setting except that,in the case of the stage,one wall-the proscenium opening-had been removed. 
B) the human animal is seen to be like a rat in a maze,bound by the strictures of four symbolic walls: society,family,or economics. 
C) the "fourth wall" of the mind creates a frame around human experience just as a fourth wall completes a room. 
D) the three walls of Marxist economics,Darwinian biological determinism,and Freudian psychological determinism leave the fourth wall of political oppression absent. 
A) the stage was conceived to be the same as life in a real-world setting except that,in the case of the stage,one wall-the proscenium opening-had been removed. 
B) the human animal is seen to be like a rat in a maze,bound by the strictures of four symbolic walls: society,family,or economics. 
C) the "fourth wall" of the mind creates a frame around human experience just as a fourth wall completes a room. 
D) the three walls of Marxist economics,Darwinian biological determinism,and Freudian psychological determinism leave the fourth wall of political oppression absent.

Question 17

How do everyday objects contribute to Chekhovian realism?

Accepted Answer

A) Objects like the samovar show the realistic accessories of the living room and bedroom. 
B) Objects are peripheral to the lives of the characters. 
C) The objects convey qualities of action and character. 
D) Objects become weapons and projectiles. 
A) Objects like the samovar show the realistic accessories of the living room and bedroom. 
B) Objects are peripheral to the lives of the characters. 
C) The objects convey qualities of action and character. 
D) Objects become weapons and projectiles.

Question 18

The first productions of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen was immediately accepted by audiences of all kinds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One offense that caused critics to complain that Ibsen's Ghosts was "loathsome and fetid" and "an open drain" is its exposure of the hypocrisy in Victorian marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare and contrast Restoration and realist theatrical styles in terms of their treatment of acting conventions,stage design,and subject matter.

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Restoration and realist theatrical style

The subject matter of naturalistic plays was largely comprised of

Which play by the American realist Arthur Miller deals with the broken "American dream" of financial success?

The "problem" in a "problem play" refers to a moral dilemma;a problem play portrays good and evil in clearly delimited ways to prevent moral ambiguity from creating a perceptual problem.

What is the significance of the samovar that Tchebutykin presents to Irina for her birthday?

How did Stanislavsky contribute to realist theatre?

In Chekhov,the pauses,repetitions,and vagueness all show

In plays including The Sea Gull,The Three Sisters,and Uncle Vanya,the playwright Anton Chekhov draws complex relationships among his characters and develops his plots and themes between the lines.

Romanticism emphasized all of the following,EXCEPT

What sensibility did romantic drama embody?

Which of the following does NOT characterize realist drama?

The new hero of realist drama was

Besides an aesthetic overhaul,the realist theatre carried another agenda?

One convention of the realist theatre is that dialogue

Compare and contrast realist and naturalistic theatrical styles.Which would you personally find more effective as a theatrical experience? Why?

The "theatre of the fourth wall removed" refers to the central convention of realism that

How do everyday objects contribute to Chekhovian realism?

The first productions of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen was immediately accepted by audiences of all kinds.

One offense that caused critics to complain that Ibsen's Ghosts was "loathsome and fetid" and "an open drain" is its exposure of the hypocrisy in Victorian marriage.

Compare and contrast Restoration and realist theatrical styles in terms of their treatment of acting conventions,stage design,and subject matter.

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What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

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The Royal Era

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Exam 17: The Modern Theatre: Realism

The subject matter of naturalistic plays was largely comprised of

Which play by the American realist Arthur Miller deals with the broken "American dream" of financial success?

The "problem" in a "problem play" refers to a moral dilemma;a problem play portrays good and evil in clearly delimited ways to prevent moral ambiguity from creating a perceptual problem.

What is the significance of the samovar that Tchebutykin presents to Irina for her birthday?

How did Stanislavsky contribute to realist theatre?

In Chekhov,the pauses,repetitions,and vagueness all show

In plays including The Sea Gull,The Three Sisters,and Uncle Vanya,the playwright Anton Chekhov draws complex relationships among his characters and develops his plots and themes between the lines.

Romanticism emphasized all of the following,EXCEPT

What sensibility did romantic drama embody?

Which of the following does NOT characterize realist drama?

The new hero of realist drama was

Besides an aesthetic overhaul,the realist theatre carried another agenda?

One convention of the realist theatre is that dialogue

Compare and contrast realist and naturalistic theatrical styles.Which would you personally find more effective as a theatrical experience? Why?

The "theatre of the fourth wall removed" refers to the central convention of realism that

How do everyday objects contribute to Chekhovian realism?

The first productions of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen was immediately accepted by audiences of all kinds.

One offense that caused critics to complain that Ibsen's Ghosts was "loathsome and fetid" and "an open drain" is its exposure of the hypocrisy in Victorian marriage.

Compare and contrast Restoration and realist theatrical styles in terms of their treatment of acting conventions,stage design,and subject matter.

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

The Audience

The Ancients

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Royal Era

The Modern Theatre: Antirealism

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